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Flotsam & Jetsam | Looks fine at a distance — until you get up close
||| FLOTSAM & JETSAM BY MAURICE AUSTIN ||| My father loved antique cars so much that he restored several Ford Model A specimens from the frame up. (One afternoon, we even drove little more than
Building For the Next Generation: County explores development of new public services center
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| As San Juan County celebrates its 150th anniversary as an organization, this milestone brings the responsibility to prepare for the next 150 years of providing the services, programs, and
Assessor sends 2023 change of value notices
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Assessor’s Office mailed the 2023 Change of Value Notices on October 27, 2023. If your appraised value did not change from the prior year, you will not
Port meeting is tomorrow at 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS PORT COMMISSION ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, October 30th at 5:00 p.m. This meeting will include held over agenda
Residents have mixed feelings over large ad on Wash. ferry
||| FROM KIRO 7 TV ||| For those who haven’t noticed already, the front of the Washington State Ferries (WSF) vessel Tacoma is adorned with a large Coca-Cola advertisement wrapped around the boat that promotes
WSF Weekly Report | Dedications, salmon drumming, meetings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| On Monday, WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar and I had the honor of joining Gov. Jay Inslee, tribal, county and city leaders, as well as project staff and contractors at
Sheriff’s Report | November 18 – 24, 2123
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 23-008294 Malicious Mischief 05:28:31 10/18/23 A Lopez Deputy responded to a vandalism call. The interior of one of the public bathrooms in the village
Letter to Editor | Vote No on the fire levy and support the new Board of Fire Commissioner candidates
Eyes wide shut. ||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Trust and Transparency: Nothing has really changed in my opinion about the fire levy. It’s still a VOTE NO for me, especially after I have done much
What you need to know about Aeromedical Services in San Juan County
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County is fortunate to have access to three different medevac services. Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely
Letter to Editor | I urge your vote for Brian Ehrmantraut as Fire Commissioner
||| FROM SUSAN D. KUNK ||| Brian has been deeply, and broadly, engaged in community service at many levels since he came to Orcas almost 25 years ago. He has been a structural firefighter,
I support the team of Knudson, Gaylord, Ehrmantraut
||| FROM DON STILLMAN ||| I’m optimistic that Orcas residents are close to ending the turmoil within our Fire Commission that has lasted several years. Finally, we are on the verge of restoring transparency and
Letter to Editor | My Port vote goes to Mia Kartiganer
||| FROM PATRICK SHEPLER ||| I am pleased to endorse Mia Kartiganer for Port Commissioner. I feel like I have known Mia for decades, as we have shared a mutual friend for over 30 years.
Letter to Editor | Vote No on Fire Levy. Vote for Randy, Brian and Toni
||| FROM PENNY BUTTKE ||| If you are among the 75% of Orcas Island voters who voted against the Fire Levy in August, you may be wondering why it's back on the ballot you just
Letter to Editor | I’m voicing my support for Toni
||| FROM ETHNA FLANAGAN ||| The common thread for us all is, we value our fire department as an essential service to our community. Many lives have been saved, thousands trained in CPR and First
Port Commission to meet tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow, Monday October 23, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. This Meeting will be on Zoom and in-person at
Letter to Editor | My name is Toni and I’m running for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM TONI KNUDSON ||| My name is Toni Knudson, and I am running for Fire Commissioner 1 on Orcas Island because it’s time for a change! Orcas deserves a Fire Commission that’s as good
